Late last autumn, Dr. Margaret Brown and Robert Mazrim discovered and excavated the buried remains of a small portion of the third Fort de Chartres, a wooden structure that was occupied from 1732 to 1751. Find out more ...

Presented by Jim Zimmer, Director for Art and History, Illinois State Museum

Hear the intriguing stories of how men—armed with needle, thread, and hook—have for centuries contributed significantly to various decorative arts traditionally thought to require the feminine touch. Find out more ...

Paul Mickey Science Series Lecture: Maya 2012: The Calendar and Astronomy of an Ancient Culture

Dr. Ronald K. Faulseit of Tulane University, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Archaeological Investigations of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, will present Maya 2012: The Calendar and Astronomy of an Ancient Culture.

The end of the Mayan "Great Cycle" (December 21, 2012) is fast approaching, and with it there are many predictions of disaster and/or transformation. Find out more ...

Dr. Eric C. Grimm, Curator and Chair of Botancy, Illinois State Museum, will present The Science of Climate Change.

This presentation will focus on how scientists reconstruct past climate, how they understand the major natural and anthropogenic drivers of climate change, and how these drivers may affect future climate change. Find out more ...

Brownbag Lectures: Edwards Trace at 200: Old Tales and New Discoveries

The first part of this presentation will outline the history associated with Edwards during the War of 1812 and going back further in its history to Native American, European, and Anglo-American and the possibility of prehistoric use and the geography of Illinois in which created it. Find out more ...

Presented by:Charles SchweighauserProfessor Emeritus of Astronomy/PhysicsUniversity of Illinois at Springfield

What do we know about the universe today that we did not know in 1963? Starting with the electromagnetic spectrum (EM), only a small part of which was available to astronomers fifty years ago, this lecture will explore what the rest of the EM spectrum can tell us. Find out more ...

Super Saturdays at the Museum: Mosaics, Murals, and More: African American Artists

North American archaeologists have long been interested in the ways in which the migrations and interactions among Europeans, Africans, Native Americans, and other groups created a distinctive plural society that was differentiated by class, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and other social dimensions. Find out more ...

In Celebration of American Craft Week: Bring in one piece of mass-produced ceramics to donate and in exchange we will give you our member discount on a comparable artisan made piece (a mug for a mug, bowl for bowl, etc.) Throughout the week we will have Find out more ...

Landscape Transition

March Feature: Illinois Artisans, ChicagoNina WeissHighland Park, IL

"My landscape paintings draw the viewer into a heightened vision of color and gesture, depicting the natural world with colors that are intense, lush, and dramatic. The colors go beyond traditional ideas of a green landscape.

Teasing out the complex colors in the landscape I create layers color, line, and form. The works depict powerful moments from my travels in the everyday landscapes of our world."

Events, Dickson Mounds

Dickson Mounds Museum will host the annual “Rendezvous at Spoon River” – a living history re-enactment, during October 6, 7, 13, 14, 2012 of the Spoon River Scenic Drive weekends. Members of the Mackinaw Valley Longrifles Association will be on hand to teach the public about the lifestyles, survival skills, and rich cultural history of Illinois 18th and 19th century inhabitants.

The public is invited to visit their primitive encampment on the museum grounds and engage in blanket trading and knife-hawk throwing; view demonstrations of wooden spoon carving, fiber arts, and much more. The event is open to the public from 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m. Find out more ...

What was it like to attend a one-room school? As part of the Spoon River Reads project, Dickson Mounds Museum and the Fulton County Arts Council present Life as a Student in a One Room School on Saturday, October 13, 2012. Visitors will learn about the history of one room schools in Fulton County. Participants may come dressed in 19th century or early 20th century garb and enjoy a hands-on craft projects.

Both the East and West Waterford schools on the Museum Grounds will be open to the public to view the exhibits between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m., with ongoing children’s activities held only in the East Waterford School. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. This program is a collaborative effort between Dickson Mounds Museum, the Fulton County Arts Council, and the Spoon River Reads project. The Fulton County Arts Council is partially funded by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

The Illinois State Museum - Dickson Mounds is located between Lewistown and Havana off Illinois Routes 78 and 97. The museum is open free to the public from 8:30 a.m. Find out more ...

Second Sunday Science Lecture Series: Where Are the Ducks?

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSunday, October 14, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Aaron Yetter, Illinois Natural History Survey, Forbes Biological Station, will present a lecture titled: “Aerial Waterfowl Surveys and Ecology and Management of Fall-Migrating Mallards in the Illinois Valley” at Dickson Mounds Museum on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. This is an opportunity for those interested in duck migration to learn more about the subject. Yetter’s presentation is part of the Second Sunday Science Lecture Series, which is co-hosted by the University of Illinois-Therkildsen Field Station and Dickson Mounds Museum. Find out more ...

Appearing at the Hickory Ridge Concert Series on Saturday, October 20, 2012 will be Joe Filisko and Eric Noden. The performance begins at 7:30 pm at Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown, IL.

This blues and roots music duo leaves an unforgettable impression. Find out more ...

Native American Game Day

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSunday, October 21, 2012, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Dickson Mounds Museum presents Native American Game Day on Sunday, October 21, 2012, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Visitors of all ages will enjoy a variety of intellectually stimulating and physically challenging games. Participate in a variety of Guessing Games, Skill Games, Throwing and Rolling Games, and Hunting, Stalking, and Warfare Games. Enjoy playing Buzzers, Jack Straws, Knotty, Ball Drop, Double Ball or throwing an Atlatl. Group games will be played intermittently through the afternoon. Games were played not just for amusement, but also for strengthening important life skills.

Games will be held outdoors weather permitting. So, please dress appropriately for the weather. In case of inclement weather, activities will be moved indoors. Admission is free. Find out more ...

Novice to Intermediate workshop on playing hammered dulcimer will be offered on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at the Dickson Mounds Museum.

Judy Schmidt will be presenting the workshops. The daylong workshop will be broken into two sessions. The first session, novice, will be held from 10:00 a.m. Find out more ...

Native American Foodways

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSunday, November 04, 2012, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Dickson Mounds Museum presents Native American Foodways on Sunday, November 4, 2012 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. This free event will illustrate how ancient Native Americans acquired, processed, and stored their food with an emphasis on the technology used to do so. Whether food was gathered, hunted, or cultivated, ancient Native Americans used innovative means to accomplish these tasks. Visitors will enjoy a variety food demonstrations throughout the afternoon and they will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities.

The event will be held outdoors weather permitting. Please dress appropriately. In case of inclement weather, activities will be moved indoors. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Find out more ...

Beginning and intermediate to advanced workshops on playing mountain dulcimers will be offered on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Dickson Mounds Museum. Well-known folk musician, Mike Anderson of Jacksonville, IL will present two workshop sessions, one for beginners and one for intermediate/advanced players. This is the annual workshop where participants will be learning holiday tunes.

Beginners will learn basic strumming and songs in a session scheduled from 10:00 a.m. Find out more ...

Second Sunday Science Series: The Science of Climate Change

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSunday, November 11, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Dr. Eric Grimm of the Illinois State Museum will speak on “The Science of Climate Change” at Dickson Mounds Museum on Sunday, November 11, 2012 as part of the Second Sunday Science Series sponsored by Dickson Mounds and the University of Illinois at Springfield Therkildsen Field Station.

Grimm will discuss the major climate and vegetation changes in Illinois since the last Ice Age, how scientists reconstruct past vegetation and climate, the major natural and man-made drivers of climate change, and how these factors may affect our future climate. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Bovee and Heil Bring Old Time Country to Hickory Ridge

Perennial favorites Bob Bovee and Gail Heil will bring their wide repertoire of Old Time Country Music to the Hickory Ridge Coffeehouse on Saturday night, November 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Performing on guitar, banjo, harmonica and fiddle, this Award winning duo combines square dance tunes, cowboy songs, blues, ragtime, novelty numbers, and yodels into an engaging evening of old time fun! Find out more ...

Berchtold and Stear take the stage Saturday night, December 15, 2012, at the Hickory Ridge Concert Series at 7:30 pm in the auditorium of the Dickson Mounds Museum. Known for “toe-tapping soul food for the acoustically hungry”, David Berchtold and Brian Stear have been keeping their fans well-fed with acoustic fingerstyle guitar and harmonica deeply influenced by Piedmont Blues and the folk and rock sound of the early 70's. Find out more ...

Dr. Michael Wiant, Director at Dickson Mounds Museum, will present a lecture on the first groups of human beings to occupy the western hemisphere at the monthly meeting of the Illinois Valley Archaeological Society on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Dickson Mounds Museum is offering a new monthly program series for mothers and their young children in 2013. Moms & Tots will be held on the first Thursday of each month from 9:30am-11:00am in the Museum’s Discovery Center. Participants will enjoy a different activity each month. This series will kick-off on Thursday, January 3rd with ‘Makin’ Music’, when moms and tots will have fun making and using different instruments. Moms and tots will also have a chance to explore the Discovery Center together, while making new friends.

Admission is free and registration is not required. Light refreshments will be served. Find out more ...

The Hickory Ridge Concert Series welcomes the return of the driving sounds of “New Irish” music as The Shanites take the stage Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 7:30 pm. This Bloomington based celtic group has been performing around the state creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a party below deck of the Titanic. Find out more ...

The Dickson Mounds Museum will be hosting a traditional Native American Winter Gathering on Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. The Second Annual Winter Gathering will celebrate, honor, and remember the gifts of our ancestors. The event will feature a variety of activities and demonstrations, including storytelling, music, group games and dances, and crafts. Native American vendors will open with morning activities beginning at 10:00 am. Lunch will be available at the Museum between noon and 2:00 pm followed by drum music marking the opening of the afternoon activities. Participants will journey to Dorothy’s Grove to honor and remember ancestors and view a special pipe ceremony.

Dickson Mounds Museum is the location for a day-long Eagle Day Festival on Saturday, February 2, 2013. This event, which is co-sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council, the Mason County Arts Council, The Nature Conservancy, the Havana Library District, Lewistown Chamber, Illinois History Survey­Forbes Biological Station and Illinois River Biological Station, and the U.S. Find out more ...

David Brady, Illinois Historian, will present a lecture on the history associated with the Edwards Trace at the monthly meeting of the Illinois Valley Archaeological Society on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Dickson Mounds Museum is offering a new monthly program series for mothers and their young children in 2013. Fun forMoms & Tots will be held on the first Thursday of each month from 9:30am-11:00am in the Museum’s Discovery Center. On February 7th the program will be Little Birdie. Moms & Tots will hear a story, listen to the birds tweet, and make pinecone bird feeders. They will also have a chance to explore the Discovery Center together, while making new friends.

Admission is free and registration is not required. Light refreshments will be served. Find out more ...

Eagle Day Festival

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumFriday, February 08, 2013, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Activities include art and poetry competitions, crafts for kids, live raptor programs, and bird watching.Sponsored by Dickson Mounds, The Nature Conservancy, US Fish & Wildlife Services, UIS Therkildsen Field Station, Illinois Natural History Survey, Fulton and Mason County Arts Councils, Havana and Lewistown Chambers, Havana Public Library District and Nature Center, and Emiquon Audubon.

Fee: Free, Donations Welcomed Age: All Ages

Location: Dickson Mounds Museum and the cities of Lewistown and Havana

The house will be jumpin when master fingerstyle blues guitarist Andy Cohen performs for the Hickory Ridge Concert Series Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 7:30 pm at the Dickson Mounds Museum. Andy’s shows are an encyclopedia of the blues including material by Rev. Find out more ...

Tracks, Scats, and Habitats

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSaturday, March 02, 2013, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Often when exploring nature, instead of seeing an animal, we find what it left behind. Find out more ...

Artifact Identification Day

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSunday, March 03, 2013, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Dickson Mounds Museum will host the 31st Annual Artifact Identification Day on Sunday, March 3, 2012 between 10:00 a.m. Find out more ...

Illinois Valley Archaeological Society Lecture: Why Museums Matter

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumWednesday, March 06, 2013, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Dr. Jonathan Reyman, Curator of Anthropology at the Illinois State Museum Research and Collection Center, will be the guest presenter at the monthly meeting of the Illinois Valley Archaeological Society on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Fun for Moms & Tots: Create with Clay

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumThursday, March 07, 2013, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Dickson Mounds Museum is offering a new monthly program series for mothers and their young children in 2013. Fun forMoms & Tots will be held on the first Thursday of each month from 9:30 am-11:00 am in the Museum’s Discovery Center. On March 7, 2013 the program will be Create with Clay. Moms & Tots will learn how ancient people made food containers using items from their environment. Then, participants will have a chance to make a Native American pinch pot or experiment in making their own unique clay creation. They will also have a chance to explore the Discovery Center together, while making new friends.

Admission is free and registration is not required. Dads and grandparents are also welcome to participate in the program. Light refreshments will be served. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Chril Vallillo CD Release Concert

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSaturday, March 16, 2013, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Illinois singer-songwriter Chris Vallillo will celebrate the release of his 7th recording The Last Day of Winter with a special CD release concert Saturday March 16, 2013 at 7:30 pm at the Hickory Ridge Concert Series at the Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewistown, IL. Vallillo, who has long been known as a musician who makes the people and places of “unmetropolitan” America come to life in song, will be joined by Grammy nominated percussionist Rocky Maffit for the show which will be videotaped for later broadcast.

While some might disagree, Vallillo clearly believes “There is no such thing as too many guitars!” And with this new recording, he takes that claim seriously. For years he collected and restored old stringed instruments, some high quality, most quite inexpensive, but each with its own unique voice. With The Last Day of Winter, Vallillo uses this unique collection of voices to create a distinctive recording of original and American roots music heavily featuring his unique bottleneck slide playing. Find out more ...

Fun for Moms & Tots

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumThursday, April 04, 2013, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Dickson Mounds Museum is offering a new monthly program series for mothers and their young children in 2013. Fun forMoms & Tots will be held on the first Thursday of each month at 9:30am in the Museum’s Discovery Center. Some activities may be held outside weather permitting. On April 4, 2013 Moms & Tots will help plant a tree on the Museum’s grounds. Afterwards, tots will have an opportunity to create paintings using sticks and leaves as their paintbrushes.

Admission is free and registration is not required. Dads and grandparents are also welcome to participate in the program. Older siblings who may be on spring break for the week are also encouraged to attend this month’s program. Activities for older kids will be available. Participants should dress appropriately for the weather and playing outdoors in the dirt. Light refreshments will be served. This program is sponsored by Havana National Bank. If you are interested in becoming a program sponsor, please contact Curator of Education Christa Christensen at 309-547-3721. Find out more ...

Be an Archaeologist for a Day

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSaturday, April 13, 2013, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Dickson Mounds Museum is hosting “Be an Archaeologist for a Day” for kids ages 9-16 years old on Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Kids will work side by side with professional archaeologists and learn excavation and artifact identification techniques, and how to process finds. The program will begin with hands-on preparatory activities indoors, and then, weather permitting, will be held outdoors for the afternoon.

The program fee is $2 for Illinois State Museum Society members and $4 for non-members per child. Registration is required with a deadline of Friday, April 5, 2013. Space is limited with a maximum of 12 participants. Each participant is required to provide his/her own sack lunch, drink, and snacks, and must dress appropriately for the weather and outdoor work. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America encouraged to participate as this program may fulfill some badge requirements.

Dickson Mounds Museum and the University of Illinois at Springfield’s Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon present Nature Trek, a new “walk & talk” science series on the third Thursday of the month April through September at 6:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: "Patchouli"

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSaturday, April 20, 2013, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Appearing at the April Hickory Ridge Concert Series will be the acoustic “Patchouli”. The concert will be on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown, IL beginning at 7:30 p.m. Find out more ...

Mother Earth Day with the Emiquon Partnership

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSunday, April 21, 2013, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Emiquon Partnership – Dickson Mounds Museum, The Nature Conservancy, UIS Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon, U.S. Find out more ...

Tot Time: Fun for Tots and Big People

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumThursday, May 02, 2013, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Dickson Mounds Museum is offering a new monthly program series for parents and their young children in 2013. Formerly known as “Fun for Moms & Tots,” Tot Time: Fun for Tots & Big People will be held on the first Thursday of each month at 9:30am. Some activities may be held outside weather permitting. On May 2, 2013 the program will focus on flowers. The craft project includes using a photo of the tot provided by the parent. Activities will be held at the Museum’s Picnic Shelter weather permitting.

Admission is free and registration is not required. Participants should dress appropriately for the outdoors. Find out more ...

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSunday, May 05, 2013, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Dads, bring the kids by to create a special gift for Mom, such as pottery, dream catchers, and arrow point necklaces. Find out more ...

New Nature Trek Series

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumThursday, May 16, 2013, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

On Thursday, May 16th, The Nature Conservancy’s Tharran Hobson will discuss the rare birds that have returned to the area since the Emiquon restoration project began in 2007. Over 90% of Illinois Threatened or Endangered wetland related bird species and over 60% of all Threatened or Endangered bird species have been recorded in the Emiquon Preserve. The size and variety of habitat at the Preserve remains a beacon for several bird species. The area has become an important migration route and nesting destination for birds. Find out more ...

More than Bows-n-Arrows

ISM Dickson Mounds MuseumSunday, June 16, 2013, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join us for this annual Father's Day event. Enjoy hands-on activities and demonstrations of life-sustaining skills used by ancient Native Americans. Find out more ...

Events, ISM Lockport

Come view the new exhibition and take part in a gallery Walk and Talk at 2:00 pm. Find out more ...

Meet the Artist: John Himmelfarb

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, December 02, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The public is invited to meet Chicago artist John Himmelfarb as he discusses his work and that of his late father, Sam Himmelfarb. Find out more ...

Figuring Women

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, January 13, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

ISMLG Curator Jennifer Jaskowiak examines the role of the female figure in art history. This event is part of the free Sunday Series for the exhibition Figurism, presented during ISM Lockport Gallery's 25th Anniversary year.

ISMLG Director John Lustig surveys the figurative tradition in government-sponsored art from the 1930s. This event is part of the free Sunday Series for the exhibition Figurism, presented during the ISM Lockport Gallery's 25th Anniversary year.

During Lockport Old Canal Days week-endSaturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 1611:00 to 5:00 p.m.

The latest “-ism” (or movement) in art are images which we tweet and re-tweet, visually reacting to our environment. Be a part of the “-ism” at the ISM during Old Canal Days weekend. First, view the exhibition Fragile Relations: Art, Nature, and Environment at ISM Lockport. Then, respond to any one (or two, or three) of the art on display by creating your own photos relating to a favorite piece that you see and post the image through ISM Lockport’s Twitter feed. Don’t have a Twitter account, submit pics to our Facebook page or via email to the staff and they’ll add it for you. Specific instructions will be available at the Museum. Offered during Old Canal Days 2013.

Join us for a Gallery "Walk and Talk" led by Jane Stevens, Associate Curator of Art, ISM Chicago Gallery and summer refreshments. Find out more ...

Meet the Artist: Jeff Crisman

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, September 29, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Come hear Joliet-based photographer Jeff Crisman speak about his work and process. This is a great way to speak directly with the artist and ask questions about his work. Find out more ...

Meet the Artist: Barbara Cooper

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, October 20, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Barbara Cooper works with all different types of found wood to create beautiful sculptures. Come hear the artist speak about her work and process. Find out more ...

After Hours with the Author: Dennis Cremin

ISM Lockport GalleryTuesday, December 10, 2013, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Join in the conversation with historian and author Dennis Cremin who will discuss his new book Grant Park: The Evolution of Chicago’s Front Yard.This event is part of our programming series for the exhibition sketches, journals, preparations. Find out more ...

Gallery "Walk and Talk"

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, December 15, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us for a Gallery “Walk and Talk” led by exhibition curator Jennifer Jaskowiak, Curator of Art, ISM Lockport Gallery. Find out more ...

Two Artists: Yerkes and Moessel

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, February 09, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Curators Doug Stapleton, ISM Chicago Gallery, and Jennifer Jaskowiak, ISM Lockport Gallery will introduce you to two historic Illinois artists who worked in the early 20th century:Mary Agnes Yerkes (1886-1989) and Julius Moessel (1871-1959).Exhibition curator Jennifer Jaskowiak will speak about the remarkable life and work of Oak Park native Mary Agnes Yerkes; most noted for her light filled paintings of the national parks and Pacific coastline.German-born artist Julius Moessel arrived in Chicago in the late 1920s after nearly 30 years as a painter of interior architectural decoration.Assistant Curator Doug Stapleton will talk about the many aspects of Moessel’s work as an observer of the natural world.This event is part of our free Sunday Series for the exhibition sketches, journals, preparations. Find out more ...

Sketching Still Life Workshop with artist Susan Frankel

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, March 02, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

We’ll provide the inspiration, you bring your sketchpad and pencils to this discussion and “How’d they do that?” workshop. Find out more ...

ISM Lockport Gallery will be open special hours on Saturday, June 14, from 11am to 5 pm and extended hours, Sunday, June 15, from 11am to 5 pm, during the Canal Days festival for viewing of the exhibition Civil War Quilters: Loyal Hearts of Illinois.

A visit to an American Civil War site is a walk in the footsteps of history. Find out more ...

John Siblik "River Weaving"

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, July 27, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

A “How’d They Do That?” event, come hear directly from the artist about the temporary outdoor installation “River Weaving” IN the Illinois & Michigan Canal. Find out more ...

Curator's Tour and Public Reception

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, August 10, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

All are welcome to participate in a gallery walk-n-talk led by Angela Goebel-Bain, Curator of Decorative Arts and curator of the exhibition “Loyal Hearts.” The Curator will focus on the stories of selected objects in the exhibition. Find out more ...

Civil War Nurse, Clara Barton

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, September 28, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

History comes to life in this first-person portrayal by historian Leslie Goddard. Clara Barton earned fame as the first woman to serve as a nurse on the front lines of a battlefield. Find out more ...

Winter Art Break

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, December 28, 2014, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Break from the hustle, enjoy art and refreshments. Free and open to the public.

Join us at the Museum when artist Guy Benson and Curator Doug Stapleton (ISM Chicago) discuss Benson’s current work and important moments in his career as an Illinois artist. Find out more ...

Lockport Old Canal Days Festival

ISM Lockport GallerySaturday, June 20, 2015, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

ISM Lockport Gallery will be open special hours on Saturday, June 20, from 11am to 5 pm and regular hours, Sunday, June 21, from noon to 5 pm, during the Canal Days festival for viewing of the exhibition Focus 4: Four Solo Exhibitions.PARKING WILL BE EXTREMELY LIMITED.

ISM Lockport Gallery will be open special hours on Saturday, June 20, from 11am to 5 pm and regular hours, Sunday, June 21, from noon to 5 pm, during the Canal Days festival for viewing of the exhibition Focus 4: Four Solo Exhibitions.PARKING WILL BE EXTREMELY LIMITED.

Beginning at 2pm, artist Aaron Miller will be painting from life inside the space of his exhibition Aaron Miller—Paintings and Drawings, part of the City of Lockport’s Summer Art Series 2015. Find out more ...

Reception for Aaron Miller Drawing from Life Exhibition

ISM Lockport GallerySaturday, July 25, 2015, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gaylord Building—2nd Floor200 West 8th Street, Lockport

Reception for exhibition: Aaron Miller Drawing from Life. Find out more ...

Dick Blick Sunday: New Products and Demonstrations

ISM Lockport GallerySunday, July 26, 2015, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Come learn about the latest products being offered by Dick Blick Art Supplies on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at the ISM Lockport Gallery. Find out more ...

The advanced china painters return with this year's subject, Pears and Birds.Tuition $125, some supplies included, minimum of 6.Tues., April 9, Wed., April 10 and Thur., April 11 10:00 am - 4:00 pm All Classes must be paid in advance.No refunds within two weeks of workshop start date.To register or for more information contact Romaula Coleman at 618-629-2220. Find out more ...

Pace is a folk artist with a make-do-spirit. She will keep your attention as she uses wire and stones like a paintbrush on canvas to create beautiful pieces of jewelry from found objects. Find out more ...

The subjects of Elder's oil paintings are simple, everyday things which create a home. Her still life work imparts an appreciation for the texture of a pumpkin or the play of light on a cream pitcher, evoking feelings of peace, comfort, and rest. Find out more ...